Improvement in tag-fasteners



W'. R. RUSSELL.

TAG-FASTWEB. No.17Z,054, PatentedlJan.11,1876.

N-PETERS. PHQTO-LUHOGRAFMER, WASHWGTQN D C UNITED STATES PATENT EEIoE.

WALTER R. RUSSELL, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN TAG-FASTEN ERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l 72.054, dated January1l, 1876; application `filed v November l5, 1875.

hereby declare that the following is a full,`

clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference be- 'ing had to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

. Figure 1 of the drawing is a representation of my invention. the same.i

This invention has relation to tag-fasteners 3 and its object is toproduce a fastener simple in construction, and one that may bemanufactured at a greatly-reduced cost, thereby bringing it within thereach of merchants, manufacturers, and others 'who may be in need ofsuch an article, while at the same time its peculiar construction admitsof its' easy attachment to the goods, and renders its separation by theconstant handling of the goods to which it is attached impossible.

My invention, therefore, consists in a metal wire, one end of which isbent around to form a loop, the other end extending upward, to form arest for the looped end, and, also, to form a needle, by which thefastener may be readily secured to the goods by passing the needlethrough the same, the looped end, together with the lower end of theneedle, forming a lock. which prevents the withdrawal of the materialtaken up by the needle after passing beyond the end of the loop, as willbe hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, A is designed to represent my limprovedfastener,

. colnposed of any suitable metal, and consisting of a wire, eitherflat, round, o`r twisted, the end c of which is bent around to form aloop, b', and may be pointed, it' desired, as shown at c, though I donot wish to be understood as conining myself to the pointed end, as itmay be dispensed with Without departing from the principle of myinvention. The end d is bent around, forming a rest `for'the end orpoint c, the same being curved sufficiently to .conform` to thecurvature of said end or point, the two binding upon each other,

` and forming a lock, so that when the material is taken up by theneedle e, and brought between the end or point c and end d, they Willyield sufliciently to allow the material to Fig. 2 is a modification of.

, pass beyond the end or point, after which they will tightly pressagainst each other and prevent its Withdrawal, or the material frombeing pulled out. lhe needle e is curved around, and extends beyond theloop b sufficiently to allow it to be forced into and take up thedesired quantity of material.

The paper tag, as represented at B, may be secured to the fastening inany suitable manner, either by forming an eye, f, upon the end thereof,or by flattening the wire and extending it crosswise, inserting itthrough 'a slit in the tag, and pasting or otherwise securing the end tothe same.

In attaching the fastening, take the s ame between the thumb andforelinger, and insert the needle e in a perpendicular angle in thebagging of the bale or sack ot' grain, so that it will take up as manythreads as it will hold, the same being brought between the end or pointc and end d until it passes the end or point, when the fastening isdrawn back, making a permanent eonnectionbetween the material and thetag.`

A fastening of the construction described may be manufactured at averytritling cost,

and by its use great labor and time are saved inattaching it tothearticle.

Besides, there is no danger of tearing or defacing the package.

My invention is also equally well adapted to be used upon dry-goods ofall kinds, it bein gimpossible when once attached to be shaken on, orotherwise detached, by the constant handling of the goods.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and. desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A tag-fastener consisting of a metal wire, one end of which is bentaround to form a loop, and the other end bent around to form a rest orbearing for the end of the loop, and extending beyond the same to form aneedle, by which the fastener may be readily attached to the article,the end ofthe loop, together with the lower end of the needle, forming alock, to prevent the withdrawal of the material, substantially asspecied.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

VALTER R. RUSSELL.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. BAKER, J W. SYKEs.

